Do you fear getting older?

I fear flesh eating bacteria. I don't fear getting older.

maybe a little but i think everyone does

Come, grow old with me. the best is yet to be..... I used to be afraid of it. Now that I've arrived, I find that while it has special challenges, it's not as intimidating as I once thought. Even though you slow down considerably, there are built in compensations. One is that you are given the ability to accept your circumstances and enjoy living in different, less strenuous ways. 

Not at all. It's all part of the adventure.

I thought I would.   I don't.  Thank God since there is nothing I can do about it. 

Millennials are the most ageist group ever. They'll stick up for every other social segment, but spit on "the old" because they don't participate on SnapChat. That is my fear. Being a BIGGER nothing because I don't download an app.

Fear it?  No.

One of the main reasons I put so much effort into keeping myself in tip-top physical shape is that it also helps alleviate many of the naturally-occurring potential maladies associated with getting older.  My body doesn't respond equally as it did when I was younger, but at the same time, I don't suffer "old man" syndrome like many men my age.  I don't feel "old", meaning that my mindset and outlook haven't switched drastically from when I was in my 20s or 30s. 


Mentally, my concern is cognitive issues. My memory started playing nasty tricks on me at age 28, and my maternal grandfather had serious problems with his around age 65 or 70. He lived until age 80-something, but his last decades were difficult. 



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My prayer is that I die on the day I no longer can care for myself.  No matter my age.

"No" ... I fear not getting older. :)